TMS PRESIDENT EDDIE GOSSAGE WEIGHS IN ON EARNHARDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (June 13, 2007) -- Statement from Texas Motor
Speedway President Eddie Gossage regarding today's announcement
that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join Hendrick Motorsports in the 2008 NASCAR
NEXTEL Cup Series.
"With Dale Earnhardt Jr. joining Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson at
Hendrick Motorsports it is like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry
Bird playing together in their prime," said Gossage. "The
problem is to satisfy all three and that could be difficult. Every time
one of them runs better than the others, human nature will make them
question if the team is providing them with the same chance to win. This
could spiral out of control. But if anyone can manage three huge names on
the same team, it's Rick Hendrick."
-credit: tms
